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The Schmooze The Funniest Jewish Rage Tweets About The College Admissions Scam
A bombshell news story on Tuesday revealed that at least 50 people, among them Hollywood star Felicity Huffman and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have been charged by federal prosecutors for paying to falsify their children’s test scores and bribing their way into top universities. Parents as well as college employees are being charged in a…
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The Schmooze Who Is Elizabeth Pipko, Trump’s 23-Year-Old Jewish Friend?
On Tuesday morning, the President tweeted the following, giving as the source of his information “Elizabeth Pipko, Jexodus.” “Jewish people are leaving the democratic party. We saw a lot of anti Israel policies start under the Obama administration, and it got worsts & worst. There is anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party. They don’t care about…
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The Schmooze Happy International Women’s Day! Here Are 19 Funny Jewish Women You Should Follow On Twitter
It’s International Women’s Day, which means exactly as much or as little as you let it. To start you off, we’ve rounded up the funniest, spiciest Jewish women on Twitter. Follow them! It will elevate their voices and your endorphins. If you’re going to be letting your time free-fall through the bottomless pit of the…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Is Running For President, And Twitter Is Exploding.
The difference between Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and his 2020 campaign? “This time, we’re gonna win,” he told CBS on Tuesday morning, shortly after announcing his bid for candidacy. What won’t be any different? The onslaught of online takes about Sanders, particularly on Twitter. Seeking the 2016 Democratic nomination, Sanders was defeated by Hillary…
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Fast Forward Twitter CEO: Nazis Flourish On Twitter Because Users Let Them
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted in a few interviews that there is no real plan to handle the neo-Nazis trolling the social media platform, according to Vanity Fair. In an interview for Rolling Stone, published Wednesday, Dorsey was asked about barrage of tweets he gets a day, calling to “get the Nazis off Twitter.” He…
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The Schmooze Senators Debate Whether To Support Cardi B’s Anti-Trump Screed
If poets are the true legislators of the universe, then rapper Cardi B is the true supra-natural leader of the galaxy. With the sticky-fingered glee of schoolboys, senate Democrats have taken to trumpeting her message to Americans in light of the ongoing government shutdown. The 26-year-old cultural sensation released an instantly-viral video on Instagram, assessing…
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Fast Forward Twitter CEO Defends Getting Advice From Activist Accused Of Anti-Semitism
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended getting advice from a conservative activist accused of anti-Semitism and called his perspective “interesting” in an interview with HuffPost. Dorsey privately reached out to Ali Akbar for his opinion on whether to follow other social media platforms and remove content made by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, The Wall Street Journal…
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The Schmooze The Internet Weighs In On Michael Cohen’s Prison Time
Michael Cohen, longtime lawyer to President Donald Trump, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday morning. Cohen will serve time after admitting to having illegally paid women, including Stormy Daniels, to keep quiet about their relations to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, and for lying to congress about a Trump building project…
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